Ahh (sound of relief), it finally happened…that moment that I anxiously wait for every school year…one of the most “awesome” things in the world. The first night I get to walk home in the rain.
Now I really mean awesome in the true sense of the word.
Awesome: To inspire awe.
Awe: A mixed emotion of reverence, respect, dread, and wonder inspired by authority, genius, great beauty, sublimity, or might
Rain inspires a strong emotion for me.
I love rain!
If you’re like my mother you maybe don’t like rain as much as I do, but the next time it’s a rainy day and you are feeling bad about it think of it this way: God gave us water. It is one of the most important substances on Earth. It is polar, it has a high specific heat capacity, it is a solvent needed for many chemical reactions, and it expands when it freezes (unlike most liquids).
The polar molecules are important in helping in the expansion while freezing as well as other things. The high heat capacity prevents large bodies of water from rapidly changing temperatures and messing with ecosystems and in a more convenience oriented way it is one of the greatest coolants there is, and we use it to keep many modern conveniences from overheating.
Then, if it acted like other liquids, and contracted as it cooled we would have serious problems. Ice would be denser than water, and the layer that forms on top of water would sink to the bottom and the new top layer would freeze. This process would repeat until there was a solid block of ice, and as you can probably guess not a lot of things can live in a solid block of ice.
If any of these things weren’t the case life as we know it could not exist. So think about that. We have a creator who took absolutely everything into account. He gave us this substance that can be used for so much, and then what did He do?
He made it fall from the sky!
If that isn’t showing off ultimate power, then I don’t know what is. It is just a truly awesome display from a truly awesome God. So, until next week.
All for the Glory of God.
What fun to read your Thoughts & Fascinations! Grandpa even gets in here by the computer when he plays his games but now he is farming so does not have all that spare time. I've posted a comment a couple times but it would not post. I think today I've got it!!! G'ma V
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